Mr. Coffee Automatic Burr Mill Coffee Grinder with 18 Custom Grinders Silver

I've been using my new grinder for 2 days now and I am very pleased with it. It is easy to use, looks good on the counter top, grinds fast and my coffee tastes great. I'm glad I chose this one instead of one of the more expensive ones with good reviews, this one has all the functionality that I need to make delicious coffee. I use it to grind coffee beans for espresso and french press, also for a drip machine (which I gladly tossed in the bin after getting a french press.) **** UPDATE March 10th, 2012**** I've had this grinder now for about 7 months, and still going strong! Yes, it sometimes gets coffee grounds on the counter when scooping it out but I've never seen a grinder that doesn't do that. However, I have regularly two problems with this grinder: 1. Sometimes the beans don't go through properly while grinding or get stuck, so I tend to shake it and hit the bottom gently against the counter top to get them to go on through. This is not a huge deal. Happened with my last grinder as well. 2. It likes to get clogged. The opening where the grounds come out often just plugs up completely. This happens on a regular basis (every 6-10 weeks or so maybe), especially when I grind a lot of oily dark roasted beans. To solve the problem I unplug it, remove the beans, canister, and other parts. I take something to loosen the coffee grounds that are plugging up the hole. It'll work again after that, but to really get the job done I also make sure that the grinder elements are clear, and run some rice through the grinder a couple of times. The rice picks up a lot of those oils and residue that builds up on the inside of the machine. When I've done that it works like new again. I will stick for now with my 5 star rating. We use our grinder twice every day and it is still working fine. For the really low price of this grinder I can't complain. **** UPDATE January, 2015**** Still works! :-)

My 1st one lasted over 20 years but was not used regularly. It works so well that I decided to get another one. I have been using this 2nd one daily for 3 years. I really like the fact that I can easily change the fineness of the grind between espresso, drip, or for my italian stovetop percolator.

A fine grinder for the budget barrista. Update: 1/3/2017. After nearly a year of constant use, this grinder is still going full force. I am so glad I skipped buying the Breville. Not so much against the Breville, but rather a testament to the fact that this grinder is all I need. The Breville would have been overkill If works fantastically with my DeLonghi pressurized portafilter espresso machine, and my Black and Decker single cup maker. My son and I drink coffee regularly so it is fired up several times a day. If it failed tomorrow I would not hesitate to repurchase it. Best grinder I've owned and greatly exceeded my expectations. Back to the regular review, already in progress. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly. GOOD: - Price. $35.00 is dirt cheap for a burr grinder. This isn't much more than a small blade grinder and it's so much nicer. - Burr Grinding: Yes, it's not a conical burr grinder, but a burr grinder is much better than a blade grinder - Dosing. Choose the number of cups you want and push the button. Each "cup" equates to approximately 1 Tablespoon of Beans except for the Espresso setting (more on that in the "bad"). This is unbelievably convenient. I can grind the exact amount I need for my Espresso or my single cup drip maker and get freshly ground coffee with each cup without having to count seconds or try to convert seconds to cups, etc....The "cups" guide works great (6oz per "cup") and it's easy to adjust up or down according to taste. - Easy selection for choosing grind strength. Simply rotate the beans hopper to the proper setting and viola. This is done due to the top burr being a part of the bean hopper (more than that on the ugly). Thus you simply rotate the bean hopper to the desired setting and it adjusts the gap between the burrs. Detents positively let you know when you are on the desired setting and each setting is clearly labeled. BAD: - About that Espresso, the manual tells you to set it to 3 cups for a 2 oz shot and 5 cups for 4 oz. That right there tells you that they are referring to their little Mr.Coffee steam espresso machine. Which also should tell you that this grinder will not grind fine enough for a pump machine with an unpressurized portafilter. I have a DeLohghi EC155 and the espresso setting works great for that machine, but your mileage may vary. Odd's are if you have a high end Espresso maker, you won't want to cheap out on a 35 dollar grinder. So just keep in mind what you are mating this thing with. - Noisy: It's relatively noisy. It's not super annoying since my kitchen is downstairs, and I'm single. But I can imagine that people might not appreciate the noise from the grinder. - Inconsistent Grind. As is typical for this type of grinder, you will get some powder, and it will accumulate in your grounds chamber. If you use paper filters, this will keep the powder from appearing in your coffee. It is a design flaw of this machine, and while it's to be expected, it can be prevented or lived with. - The Blue LED. It's bright, but as others said, simply move the grounds cup about 1/4 inch out and the light goes out. Easy work around. THE UGLY: - OH THE MESS: The biggest drawback of the machine is the mess. Transferring the contents of the grinds cup to your filter or portafilter can be messy. Grinds tend to stick to the side of the container and then end up on the counter/sink/wherever. - Cleaning: This has to do with the bean hopper, it's screwed into the body of the grinder and it is actually the mount point for the top burr. So if you want to clean the burrs, you have to unscrew the hopper, which means you have to empty the beans. This is a bit of a chore, and on more than one occasions as I was attempting to transfer the beans to a secondary container, the top lid came off and beans all over the counter. These two items alone almost forced me into buying a Breville Smart Grinder, but it's $200+ price tag made me take a step back. After careful consideration, the bean dump and my own laziness makes the mess a bigger issue than it needs to be. I can take steps to secure the beans prior to cleaning the device, and if I'm careful with removing the grounds, I don't have to spread them over the kitchen. The Breville is most likely a much superior grinder, but is it 6 times better, and will I appreciate it 6 times as much, or will I stress over paying over $200.00 for a grinder. At this point my inner miser is telling me to be more careful. For me, this and the DeLonghi are more than enough for now. If it dies in the near future, then I may have to spring for a pricer grinder, but right now it does exactly what I want for a price that's hard to beat.

So far, this little device has made me happy. About a year ago, I began to give up on pre-ground coffee, such as the canned stuff and k-cups for our Keurig machine. Now, don't get me wrong...the laziness inside of me - from time to time - prefers to drag myself from my slumber down to my kitchen and drop a k-cup in the machine with pretty blue lights and produce a mediocre cup of coffee. But, I picked up a French press on Amazon and a hand grinder (German-made, apparently high quality...should be for the money); and I found myself in heaven. But, that also became a pain: boiling water, pouring it into the press; pressing; cleaning the press; eh...not fun. Then came the big, bright idea - why not just buy an electric grinder? Now, I may not have the palate that some seem to claim on here (many of which probably can't tell the difference between a cheap cup and one that's not), but I know what tastes good and bad and what amount of coffee and water works well to produce a cup that I do like. With that said, I've found this (quite small) contraption both easy-to-use and producing of decent grinds. I haven't fumbled through all of the settings; but I'm already quite pleased for the quality of grinds for drip and French press coffee. I'm yet to try this for finer grinds...for say, a latte or cappuccino, so I'll have to come back and update you at that time. However, in the meantime, it's really quite hard to give this anything other than an acceptable rating; and for what it's produced so far, I'll give it five stars. By the way, it also has those really spiffy blue lights, and it's quite easy to clean, load and manipulate the settings. And, I really like the little brush that rests on top of the grind bin - that little guy works surprisingly well! Oh, and as you'll notice in one of my photos, it's so fast and easy that I just use a refillable k-cup now...my k-cup holder is awfully naked... More review to come...but hope this helps in the meantime! UPDATE: May 19, 2016: I've had this for a while now, and let me tell you, it's gotten a pretty good workout. I've had no issues with the machine; it grinds, grinds, and grinds. Coffee comes out pretty consistent, and yes some of the grounds can vary ever so slightly, but I don't believe that you're going to find a grinder that's going to produce PERFECT, consistent grinds all the time, especially at this price. Still satisfied, and highly recommend.

I received one of these as a gift about 12 years ago. It worked perfectly from coarse to espresso grind, jammed infrequently (and very easy to unjam on those rare occasions), easy to clean, and grounds don't go all over like some brands I've read about. Alas, after many years of faithful service, it simply decided it was ready for retirement and refused to work one morning - no jam, disassembled & checked all internal connections and safety switches, but despite the blue power light indicating readiness it wouldn't turn on. After doing a general search on Amazon and a few review sites for "best" burr coffee grinders, and getting quite the education in the process, I wasn't thrilled with most of the moderately priced choices. Then it occurred to me to search for this specific brand since it had given me such good service. I was beyond delighted to discover that Mr. Coffee still makes the same model and it was available on Amazon for a very competitive price with two day delivery. Search over. The only possible shortcoming for some might be that neither the top bean container nor the receiver for the grounds are airtight. For me this is a non-issue since I keep my beans in an airtight container and only pour what I need into my grinder when I'm ready to use. While it does not claim to be anti-static a light tap or two on the counter after grinding will dislodge most coffee sticking to the sides of the receiver. If you're looking for a great basic, horizontal burr grinder with a wide range of grind selection and auto timer at a very attractive price, look no further. This does everything you need from that appliance group, does it well, and will do so for many years to come.

This is a cheap Burr grinder, and it has produced consistent grinds for me, even fine enough for espresso occasionally in a stovetop espresso maker. Unlike other people, I have had no particular issues with static cling, and humidity is rarely over 40% here. Like all grinders, I give it a few firm taps to knock the grounds loose. I think that oil in the beans makes the finer particles stick to the plastic. Two things are bothering me about it, otherwise I would give it 4 or more stars. 1) The hopper is about 4 times the size of the receiver. If I fill the hopper, it makes about 4 and a half of the receiving containers worth of coffee. This is rather annoying, and makes it a hassle to grind my week's worth of beans. The auto-shutoff is kind of odd. I've found that if I set it to 12 and run it twice, it fills the grounds container without overfilling it. 2) More importantly, It's either dirty, defective, or just so badly designed that it's dying after only grinding about 6 lbs of coffee over a period of about 2 months. I received this in early April and now that it's mid-June, it acts like the motor is overheating and shutting off to prevent damage, or maybe like the timer is malfunctioning. I've been grinding everything on 1 click finer than drip, hardly fine enough to make it plugging up make sense. I've emailed customer service, so we'll see what they say. Amazon says it's out of its return period. I have no problem disassembling it, but it really should not need it. **Update**: Mr. Coffee customer service was excellent. They sent me a replacement within a day or so of chatting (Took a couple weeks to show up, as expected) The new one had a common problem that other review mention - the grinds are all too large. Espresso is about what you'd want for French Press and French Press is about what you'd get smashing beans in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. No big deal, I fiddled with it because I was not about to wait another 4 weeks for a replacement. It was grinding beautifully and consistently... Until it died 4 weeks later. Seriously, I only got about 5 or 6 lbs of coffee through it. I took it apart and checked it out - the motor is not the problem, but the control circuit has some problem. And I'm not an electrical engineer, but I've had enough. One of these days, I'll just buy an industrial grinder like they have in grocery stores.

I am a STARBUCKS FRENCH ROAST imprinted duckling. Nothing else tastes right. Also, I grind the French Roast as finely as possible. I have two of these burr grinders and have been having problems with the grinders making sick internally unhappy grinding noises. I didn't call Amazon and ask for a return though, because it is just so weird that a brand new (3 month old) grinder would not work in this world of instant-on-high-quality-manufacturing. So, I've tinkered, and thought, and listened and observed. The key clue was this morning when my more reliable burr grinder made the unhappy grinding noises, and when I looked I saw ZERO coffee grinds in the output bin. *CLUE* When I looked at the little opening between the grinder an the output bin, it was jammed. Clearing the opening with a jeweler's screwdriver fixed the problem. Bam! I'm back in the game! I rate this grinder a very solid 3 starts. I take one star off because the testing Mr Coffee did missed the jam problem on finely ground French Roast, so I get to manually make a mess of my school and home offices every time the grinder jams. And, I take another star off because the grinder's industrial design is perfunctory. What I mean by this is that: * the grinder while grinding is UNBELIEVABLY LOUD. It is push the button, close the door, and wait until the shrieking of the beans is over. There HAS TO BE A WAY to improve the sound properties of this grinder. My 10 year old Starbucks burr grinder was about 1/2 as loud as this Mr Coffee model. * French roast coffee is renowned for having the highest static electricity generated per bean ground. I just made that up, but it *seems* like this is true. Just pulling the output bin out of the grinder gets a finely sprayed dusting of grounds over whatever surface is around. If you tap the output bin to get the grounds to drop to the bottom, you get another out-flux of tiny grinds all over the place. My wife has banished my Mr Coffee grinder from the kitchen because of the powdery mess it makes. I tried to sell her on the idea of putting one of those chemistry laminar flow booths in the kitchen to suck away the mess, but she'd rather have vaulted ceilings for some reason. :-) So what? Well, THERE HAS TO BE A WAY to reduce the static electricity of the grinds. How about we ground the grinding mechanism as a starting point? Oops, the Mr. Coffee grindere does not plug in to ground. Sigh. This is a case for some DESIGN THINKING to push the static and sound barriers. Go from perfunctory industrial design to a competitively advantaged deep, indulgent, complete, and elegant design, to use Guy Kawasaki's great product criteria. Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate that the Mr. Coffee is only $30 (my old Starbucks grinder was $100). But ... buying this and having to live with the noise and mess and jamming, makes me feel like I bought a refurbished Apple product. It is a good value. But, it isn't as much fun as buying the latest model with the latest panacea plus Steve Jobs pixie dust that isn't available anywhere else. Hope this helps! bill meade

First, I purchased the Mr. Coffee Cafe Barista, and I purchased a manual ceramic burr grinder. Since I was making 2-3 beverages a day, the hand crank became tiresome; therefore, I purchased the Mr. Coffee Automatic Burr Mill Grinder. The price compared to other burr grinders was great. Here's what I love about this grinder: 1) It looks nice with the Cafe Barista; 2) I quickly found the table-salt consistency needed with the Cafe Barista (It's two clicks after the fine(espresso) option; 3) I can select the number of cups that I am brewing (for the Cafe Barista, I chose 3 in order to fill the double shot); 4) although not air tight, if there is a teaspoon or so of grounds leftover, I can leave them in the grinding chamber for next use and dial down on grind; 5) the bean hopper holds up to 1/2 lb of beans which I usually go through in 3-4 days (not airtight, but doesn't seem to change the freshness/taste); 6) I like the spoon and brush combo and use it daily. Now, here are some things that are ok: 1) It's noisy, but not too loud; however, I expected some noise since it is grinding beans ; 2) I have to be gentle when removing the grinding chamber. Carefully, I tap the grinding chamber and pull straight out and tap on counter before removing the lid (this seems to help settle everything down). That's about it! Yes, it is not as sturdy as some more expensive burr grinders, but if I am gentle with it and clean it regularly (rice, hand wash), I believe it will last at least a year or so. If not, I will update my review. Thanks!

Good quality

GOOD

J’adore , moue le café comme désiré , très bonne affaire qualité prix.

Excelente para comenzar a mejorar tus tazas de café si es que andas corto de tiempo, agarra lo en ofertas vale la pena. Vengo de uno de cuchillas y el cambio es significativo

Buen molino de café para quienes prefieren comprar café en grano para distintas preparaciones